first time to taiwan

[kimzzil]

hi all,

i'm planning a trip on the 28 feb to taiwan for 7 day , first time going there is there a must go place to recommend ? i will like to try out their hot spring and massage. which part of taiwan is it recommended to go? planning to go for a few place to stay looking to get a experience private driver or cab plus any ming su to recommend ?

 

[dede1217]

hi all,

i'm planning a trip on the 28 feb to taiwan for 7 day , first time going there is there a must go place to recommend ? i will like to try out their hot spring and massage. which part of taiwan is it recommended to go? planning to go for a few place to stay looking to get a experience private driver or cab plus any ming su to recommend ?

went to jiufen + shifen + jinguangshi + wufengpu + taipei 101 + eslite on second day lol...
third day went to xinbeitou, dan shuei, reach hotel at 6pm, then went to shilin lol ...

 

[kimzzil]

taiwan trip

how about kenting ? thought of going there

 

[Gixxerfied]

went to jiufen + shifen + jinguangshi + wufengpu + taipei 101 + eslite on second day lol...
third day went to xinbeitou, dan shuei, reach hotel at 6pm, then went to shilin lol ...

i wonder what kind of recommendation is that lol...

how about kenting ? thought of going there

1st timer to Taipei and 7 days, just stick in Taipei..Enough activities and places for you to fully occupy the whole trip.

Kenting is far so no point going.

Dont see the need for a driver unless u have elderly with you.. Public transport can bring u to most places.

Have you book your hotels?? If no then i say better book if not is good luck..Most popular hotels already fully booked.

 

[Riuenu]

hi all,

i'm planning a trip on the 28 feb to taiwan for 7 day , first time going there is there a must go place to recommend ? i will like to try out their hot spring and massage. which part of taiwan is it recommended to go? planning to go for a few place to stay looking to get a experience private driver or cab plus any ming su to recommend ?

I took a one day tour and went yeliu, jinguashi, jiufen, shifen and to mengjia ye shi, you could contact this cabbie - Mr Huang @ +886936834879, he got whatsapps.

As for hot spring, I went xin beitou after that I went up to danshui, cause its on the way, it take me almost 3/4 of the day already...

 

[LonelyMan]

The locals go to yangmingshan for hotspring, but u need cab or private transport.

Maybe u tell us who u are going with first. Normally 7 days is 5 full days and 2 half days.

Day 1 go ximending, wan hua night market.

Day 2 go jiufen, shifen route, come back Keelung or raohe night market

Day 3 go ye liu, then Keelung night market or raohe night market

Day 4 go beitou for hotspring, afternoon dansui then evening shilin night market

Day 5 go gu gong and some museums, buy the local sun cake from weige cake shop

Day 6 prepare to fly off


I have been to the above places except yeliu. Frankly speaking it really depends on who is going with you and what you like. If purely scenery you can try the following

Day 1 /2 go hualien

Day 3/4 go green island or lanyu island

Day 5 / 6 Taitung or kaoshiung

The east coast has scenery, southern part of taiwan like Tainan and kaoshiung the food is more Hakka and heavier taste compared to Taipei.


All the best

 

[kimzzil]

taiwan trip

i will be going with my sis and mom total 4 pax not sure my dad going anot, if my dad is going he cant walk for too long as he is getting old , actually i will prefer to have fun like banana boat and other activities but my sis like shopping more and massage wherby my mom is okay with anything, actually i would like to stay in a resort where there is hot spring provided

 

[kimzzil]

any hotel/ming su to recommend in taipei? have yet to book a hotel

 

[kimzzil]

1st timer to Taipei and 7 days, just stick in Taipei..Enough activities and places for you to fully occupy the whole trip.

not sure taipei is big anot , in case my family get tire of it .

 

[Gixxerfied]

not sure taipei is big anot , in case my family get tire of it .

Haha..Big enough for a 1st timer for 7 days..

 

[kimzzil]

is hualian consider part of taipei? anyone know of any place in taipei selling plus size clothes?

 

[LonelyMan]

not sure taipei is big anot , in case my family get tire of it .

Already told you the places above and you can still doubt.

 

[LonelyMan]

i will be going with my sis and mom total 4 pax not sure my dad going anot, if my dad is going he cant walk for too long as he is getting old , actually i will prefer to have fun like banana boat and other activities but my sis like shopping more and massage wherby my mom is okay with anything, actually i would like to stay in a resort where there is hot spring provided

It will be an hour to Taipei central area of from ur hotel. Staying 2-3 stations from Taipei main station is more ideal, where you can go to Sogo, 101, museum, Ximending, dansui all within an hour. For jiufen and ye liu it will be 1.5 hours. I am not sure if you wan to have hotspring the whole day or even everyday. Private bathtub style hotspring is about ntd800 per person at xinbeitou.

 

[Uno_Hu]

Already told you the places above and you can still doubt.

 

[Gixxerfied]

is hualian consider part of taipei? anyone know of any place in taipei selling plus size clothes?

Nope...Hualien is 2+ hours away by Train..And i mean TRA, not metro..

 

[Riuenu]

not sure taipei is big anot , in case my family get tire of it .

I cant even complete Taipei even I am not first timer to Taiwan..Taipei is much much bigger as compared to Singapore and eh eh, if u are looking for banana boat activties, Taiwan is not the country....

 

[calkel20]

I cant even complete Taipei even I am not first timer to Taiwan..Taipei is much much bigger as compared to Singapore and eh eh, if u are looking for banana boat activties, Taiwan is not the country....

Can la, if he ain't flying into taipei, but kaohsiung instead. Then can go kenting or even 小琉球。 That should be better place for him.

 

[twosix]

kimzzil, looks like you dun even bother to look up Taiwan map and understand the different places/cities.

If you're not confident or lazy, then I suggest you take up a tour package instead. See where/what you enjoy and make a 2nd trip again.

 

[poweryou3]

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This site got map, room images, reviews, and most importantly is price comparisons. You guaranteed book the cheapest one.

 

[meekia87]

Yup yup. I had been to taipei almost once a year. Tho there is a lot of beautiful places outside taipei. But first timer to taipei. Best is to stick in taipei. Too much think for you to explore in taipei itself. Shi Lin ; rao he ; xmd ; shida ; enough to cover 4 to 5 night of your stay. Wu fen pu is big enough to cover 2 night. Day time wise, there is a lot of place to visit like eg. Museums ; underground shopping ; dan shui ; big shopping mall along Zhong xiao district.

If u wan cab spent 1 day to go yeliu ; Jin gua Shi ; jiu fen and Shi fen. Will be good enough

Understand taipei first before u start travel outside taipei. More over. Now weather is super cold. There's nth to see at ken ding.